What qualifies as Extreme Hardship for legal immigration?

I have mentioned this before, that a friend of mine and her husband of 2 1/2 years are expecting their 2nd child. She applied for his residency 2 1/2 years ago and have recently gotten a appointment at the embassy to being the approval process. She is being told by her immigration lawyer that she needs to prove Extreme Hardship in order for him to qualify for legal immigration. She says they told her that if they dont, the US will deny him and seperate their family. She runs a family business and goes to school full time, and therefore cannot leave the country for a long period of time. She would like her husband to be in the country when she gives birth, but knows that even if approved, that is not likely since the wait time from the first embassy appointment to approval is approx. 10 months (best-case scenerio according to her lawyer) My question to you is, what constitutes as an Extreme Hardship?

Answer:
Think about it.In order for her to claim extrme hardship,she would have to lose the business,stop attending school,etc.In the USCIS eyes,she is not currently experiencing that.At the rate the USCIS is going,this will take 3 years.You should contact your state senator,I did that for an issue I was having with my ex and it worked.We vote for these politcians,they should do something more that take our money.
it means she has to prove that she is finding it almost impossible to live on her own here, and she really needs some support for her.
I am in an almost eerily similar position. My lawyer says that I need to go to a psychiatrist to prove that I absolutely cannot survive if my husband is deported. I also need to print out the government travel advisories for his home country & write a letter stating how much I fear having to go there with him. I think it is a long shot but that is what my lawyer told us.
Extreme Hardship must be extraordinary... literally life and death circumstances, or utter destitution and homelessness.

Economic loss, inconvenience, or emotional distress DO NOT constitute extreme hardship.

Unfortunately, the extreme hardship standard is subjective, arbitrary, and subject to the whims of an embassy official.
you have to have proof of an extreme hardship in order to qualify for hardship. having a child will not work for this cause they couln'dtt care less. You either have to have proof of a very serious illness or a form from your funeral director stating that your presence is definitely needed. I submitted a form from my doctor to help expedite my husband cause I need minor surgery done but to them this does not qualify for extreme hardship or you can also ask your senator or congressman to asist you. I did and they are going to help me
good luck on whatever you do
According to the UCSIS extreme illness of immediate family members who will only survive under that person's care. It's almost impossible to prove.
I'm with the guy who said she should have thought about the fact that her hubby was illegal before she married him and then started having children with him. People need to think a little more with their brains instead of just their hearts. Well, anyways, they at least need to consider the future when they are getting into relationships with illegals instead of jumping in and then crying the blues when they end up deported and their families separated - they knew what the risks were when they started the relationship. They should NOT be angry at and blaming the immigration system and the government when they don't get their way when they tried to cheat the system and ignore the laws. Too bad, so sad! I don't even see "extreme hardship" in this situation - sounds like she is managing the family business and going to school full-time. Where is the hardship? She has income and spare time to attend school. We have laws for a reason and they need to be abided by and the government can't let emotions get in the way of enforcing the laws the same for everybody. The fact that "she would like her husband to be in the country when she gives birth" is not considered a "hardship." I don't even consider it a hardship - like I said, they should have thought about this possibility BEFORE getting together and starting a family and done something about his residence status BEFORE starting the family. Don't cry about it now. Lots of US soldiers are fighting in Iraq and aren't home to see the birth of their children. Why should this couple deserve more compassion than our soldiers and their families?

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